Four automakers pull out of the 2009 Detroit Auto Show ( Fri, 14 Nov 2008 20:34:00 +0100) Ultraluxury brands Rolls Royce and Land Rover, as well as Italian sports car maker Ferrari and economy-focused automaker Suzuki, have told show officials they will not have displays at the world's pre-eminent car show this year. Read more
Force India restructures: ( Mon, 10 Nov 2008 16:36:00 +0100) As expected, the Force India F1 Team terminated its engine supply contract with Ferrari one year early and signed a five-year deal with McLaren-Mercedes that will see the team's cars use a McLaren-Mercedes powertrain--including engine,... Read more
FIA responds to Ferrari's threat to quit F1, downplays situation: ( Tue, 28 Oct 2008 18:02:00 +0100) On Monday, Ferrari's board of directors issued its financial results in a statement that also included a threat to quit Formula One if the FIA's proposal for teams to use standard-spec engines is implemented in 2010. Read more
FERRARI BOARD SAYS WILL REVIEW FORMULA ONE PRESENCE IF SINGLE EN ( Mon, 27 Oct 2008 18:25:16 +0100) FERRARI BOARD SAYS WILL REVIEW FORMULA ONE PRESENCE IF SINGLE ENGINE PROJECT GOES AHEAD Read more Ferrari profits up--just don't ask it to be part of a 'standardized' engine series: ( Mon, 27 Oct 2008 19:07:00 +0100) The economy doesn't suck for some people. Ask Ferrari. Read more
UPDATE 1-Motor racing-Ferrari threatens F1 pull-out over engines ( Mon, 27 Oct 2008 19:26:46 +0100) (adds quotes, details) MILAN, Oct 27 (Reuters) - Ferrari will review its participation in Formula One if plans to introduce a standard engine for all Read more
Motor racing-Ferrari president satisfied with cost cut meeting ( Wed, 22 Oct 2008 12:44:59 +0200) TURIN, Italy, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo has said he was pleased by a meeting with Formula One's governing body on future Read more Hamilton grabs pole for Chinese Grand Prix; mirrors full of Ferraris: ( Sat, 18 Oct 2008 23:39:00 +0200) Lewis Hamilton has given himself the best possible chance of consolidating his World Championship lead by taking pole position for the Chinese Grand Prix. Read more Reuters Summit-Ferrari sees flat 2008 sales, probably better ( Wed, 01 Oct 2008 17:44:56 +0200) (For other news from the Reuters Autos Summit, click on http://www.reuters.com/summit/Autos08?pid=500) PARIS, Oct 1 (Reuters) - Ferrari said on Wednesday Read more Auction news: Top bidder gets a 1961 Ferrari for $4.5 million ( Thu, 21 Aug 2008 08:22:26 +0200) Eleven cars sold for more than $1 million, and a 1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB Berlinetta was the biggest attraction at an auction in Monterey, Calif., last weekend. Read more
Faking supercars?: The face of auto manufacturing and retailing is changing fast--thanks to counter ( Tue, 19 Aug 2008 09:30:00 +0200) In an unglamorous garage in London stands a fake 1967 Ferrari P4. The P4, Ferrari experts assure me, is one of the most beautiful Ferraris ever, with all of its curves in the right places. Read more
The BLS1 Sport Speciale is a modern tribute to an old Ferrari: ( Mon, 18 Aug 2008 09:30:00 +0200) You've watched TV programs focused on vintage vehicles and wished you could own and drive such machines. But for Barry Smith, a former ad-agency owner in Scottsdale, Ariz., it became more than a wish. Read more
UPDATE 2-Pininfarina sticks to plan, cuts 2008 revs f'cast ( Tue, 12 Aug 2008 18:26:05 +0200) (Adds first-half results, 2008 forecast, share price) By Gilles Castonguay MILAN, Aug 12 (Reuters) - Pininfarina, the Italian designer of Ferrari and Read more F1 champ Raikkonen eyes rallying: ( Mon, 11 Aug 2008 16:21:00 +0200) Reigning Formula One champion Kimi Raikkonen says that he will consider a rally career once his F1 days are over. Raikkonen, 28, has not decided whether he will renew his Ferrari contract beyond 2009. Read more UPDATE 1-Car design head Pininfarina dies in road crash ( Thu, 07 Aug 2008 13:24:46 +0200) (Adds background, share price, comment) By Jo Winterbottom MILAN, Aug 7 (Reuters) - Andrea Pininfarina, head of the family company which designs Ferraris, Read more Pomp and automobiles: Concours d'Elegance shows off beautiful rarities ( Mon, 04 Aug 2008 06:17:00 +0200) The area's premier show for classic, expensive cars displayed 235 of the best vehicles in the world at Meadow Brook Hall, including Dusenbergs, 16-cylinder vehicles, 8-liter Bentleys, motorcycles with sidecars, significant Ferraris and an Aerocar that flies and converts into a car. Read more
2009 Aston Martin DB9: Incremental improvement: Aston Martin preps the DB9 for coming competition ( Wed, 02 Jul 2008 09:30:00 +0200) Aston Martin knows it is doing something right when archrival Ferrari announces a direct competitor for the DB9, a coupe that's just about made the niche for an everyday-driving luxury GT its own. Read more
FEATURE-Beyond fake Ferraris, Slovak carmaker on attack ( Tue, 01 Jul 2008 11:40:48 +0200) By Martin Dokoupil BRATISLAVA, July 1 (Reuters) - Cleaning cars at a gas station near Washington D.C. in the late 1980s, Dick Kvetnansky spotted something Read more
Ferrari seeks to contain price rises-CEO ( Wed, 25 Jun 2008 16:09:08 +0200) MARANELLO, Italy, June 25 (Reuters) - Luxury sports car maker Ferrari will try to protect customers from rises in raw materials prices by cost controls, Read more
Kimi Raikkonen heads Ferrari 1-2 in France qualifying: ( Sat, 21 Jun 2008 17:09:00 +0200) Ferrari had a great day in France as Kimi Raikkonen and Felipe Massa locked out the front row for Sundays race in Magny-Cours. Read more
ESCAPE ROADS: 1968 Bizzarrini Spyder SI: One spicy sausage ( Fri, 06 Jun 2008 09:30:00 +0200) Having left Ferrari and then the short-lived Automobili Turismo Sport (ATS), Giotto Bizzarrini still longed to build race cars. Read more
ESCAPE ROADS: 1958 Ferrari 412S: Italian hot rod ( Fri, 30 May 2008 09:30:00 +0200) To Ferrari cogno-scenti, chassis 0744 is one of racing's holy grails. A revered icon from the Church of Maranello, it is one of the most respected thorough-breds to leave Italy. Read more Bold in Blue: Ferrari shows California GT in Azzurro California livery: ( Thu, 29 May 2008 16:59:00 +0200) Ferrari released more photos of its upcoming GT-style convertible, the California, showing the car's retractable hardtop in action and overhead shots of the interior. Read more California, here you come: Ferrari unveils its new coupe ( Mon, 26 May 2008 09:30:00 +0200) The world's sexiest sports-car maker has made huge technical strides on its way to getting bigger and softer with its all-new GT-style convertible. Read more F1: Massa takes Monaco pole: ( Sun, 25 May 2008 00:27:00 +0200) Felipe Massa secured a priceless pole position for the Monaco Grand Prix after nipping teammate Kimi Raikkonen in an exciting qualifying session. It was Ferrari's first pole at the circuit since Michael Schumacher secured one in 2000. Read more